When Safaricom unveiled My OneApp at the recent Decode 4.0 event, the vision was clear: a super app that seamlessly merges M-PESA and Safaricom services into a ...
Nineteen years ago today, a simple mobile service launched in Kenya with the goal of helping people send money home. The platform has officially crossed the 40 ...
Absa Bank Kenya has officially unveiled its new Visa Infinite Debit and Credit Metal card. Launched against the backdrop of the 2026 Magical Kenya Open, the new...
As Safaricom’s flagship mobile money platform, M-PESA has transformed how Kenyans handle their finances by enabling seamless person-to-person transfers, bill pa...
It’s impossible to talk about the Kenyan economy today without acknowledging the massive shift in our financial DNA. If M-PESA was already a household name befo...
A few days ago, my M-PESA app decided it was time to reauthenticate, which is the usual drill: switch to mobile data, wait for the automatic M-PESA verification...
Safaricom M-PESA, an 18 year old mobile money system, has evolved far beyond its original intent. What began as a simple peer-to-peer transfer tool has become t...
Safaricom PLC has announced a scheduled system upgrade for M-PESA, its largest since 2015, marking a significant milestone in the service's 18-year history....
Vodafone and Microsoft have announced a 10 year strategic partnership that will see them partner across different areas of their businesses.
One aspect of th...
Safaricom has announced that M-PESA now has over 30 million customers using the mobile money service every month in Kenya.
The milestone comes a few days aft...
Safaricom through a statement has announced that it will be conducting a maintenance exercise on its mobile money platform M-PESA tomorrow, Tuesday 19th October...
M-PESA Africa has announced that it has reached 50 million monthly active customers, strengthening its position as Africa’s largest fintech. Since its inception...
Safaricom and Huawei have announced their trial of an innovative new solution for restaurants, dubbed Scan & Order. This solution was developed to help rest...
Safaricom has appointed Sitoyo Lopokoiyit as the M-PESA Africa managing director, effective April 1, 2021. In his new role, Lopokoiyit will be responsible for g...
Once in a while you may find yourself sending money to the wrong person via Safaricom M-PESA. You can even send money to the wrong agent or send to the wrong Pa...
National Social Security Fund (NSSF), has made it easier for its members to access its services online and via USSD.
Registration for NSSF is mandatory for t...
Mobile money transaction is big business in Kenya with the best known platform being M-PESA. M-PESA was launched in 2007 by Kenya's mobile telecommunications co...
Video on demand service, Showmax, has a wide array of content for its customers that includes both local and international TV shows and movies. It also has live...
Safaricom has today launched a new way to access the M-PESA mobile money service through a USSD service that is available by dialing *334#.
The new service t...
Safaricom and the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) have announced a partnership that will customers on the NSSF Tenant Purchase Scheme make monthly installm...
Tuskys Supermarket has launched a home delivery service in partnership with Kenyan delivery platform, Sendy. Through the service customers will be able to order...
Safaricom has announced that it has suspends charges for M-PESA transactions below Ksh. 1,000 in response to the Coronavirus crisis in Kenya. Kenya currently ha...
The National Transport and Safety Authority (NTSA) has announced that all Kenyan drivers should upgrade to the new smart Kenyan driving license by July 1st 2020...
Safaricom M-PESA will sponsor the inaugural Magical Kenya Ladies Golf Open which is set to take place from 5th to 8th December 2019 at the Vipingo Ridge Baobab ...
800,000 girls sitting for their final year national examinations including those in Kakuma and Dadaab refugee camps will benefit from three months’ supply of sa...
Safaricom launched Lipa na M-Pesa in 2013 to enable merchants to be able to accept payments via their popular mobile payments platform, M-Pesa. The launch broug...
Safaricom has partnered with DOCOMO Digital, to give customers the option to pay for content on the Google Play Store using M-PESA.
The integration, which is p...
Commercial Bank of Africa (CBA) and Safaricom today mark the 5th anniversary of M-Shwari. The mobile savings and lending platform has been in existence since 20...
Safaricom has announced the launch of M-PESA services for visually impaired customers.
The new service will mean that customers can now access the mobile mon...
Safaricom has announced the reduction of Lipa Na M-Pesa charges for merchants. The charges will drop from the current 1% of the transaction value to 0.5%.
A...